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What is the five large areas of water in the Earth surfaces is called?
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What often happens along large cracks called faults bat the edge of the earth plates?
Earthquakes
Large flat surfaces in which continental sediments settle are called?
Continental shelf. But these were mainly created in the ice ages, when the sea level was much lower. ^^^^^^^^^ WRONG abyssal plains ----- JLOPARDO
What happens with the earths surface to make an earthquake occur?
Many events could cause and earthquake but most common is when two or more tectonic plates rub against each other. Essentially the surface of the Earth (this includes underwater) is separated by large masses of earth called plates. These plates move and often rub against each other which causes earth quakes. The areas where plates meet are called faults. Volcanic eruptions could also cause earthquakes.
What is physical earth?
What is geophysics? or What is Earth Physics? A: The study of the internal structure of the Earth and its activities like seismography is called Geophysics.
What is an s-shadow?
when Earth due to an earthquake, there is a large area on the other side where the waves cant be detected.they called this area the S-Shadow.
What is the term for any long period of time during which glaciers advance and cover large areas of the earth surfaces?
Ice age
Does earth's moon have an ocean?
There is no water on the moon because there is no oxygen or hydrogen. Ocean may refer to the large areas on the surface that are significantly lower than the surrounding surfaces
Some parts of Earth's surface are mostly flat and these large flat areas are called what?
The most usual term for large, flat areas is plains.
How do large permanent ice surfaces effect the earth?
Cools the temperature.
How are titan and earth alike?
They both have large amounts of liquid on their surfaces.
How does large permanent ice surfaces affect your earth climate?
it makes the temperature cooler
What are large dark flat-areas found on the hemispherical surface facing the Earth called?
Large dark areas on the Moon are called "maria", Latin for "seas", because the ancients who observed the Moon with the naked eye thought that they resembled the seas that they were familiar with.
Large areas of Earth's crust that are pushed up are...?
mountain
What is the earth had only large continent is called?
The earth started as one large land mass and it was called Pangea
Does the moon have any oceans?
There are no large bodies of water on the moon (or even small ones). There are areas called 'seas' though they are not seas as we know them on earth.
What is the large piece of the solid part of the earth called?
The large piece of the solid part of the earth is called a tectonic plate
What is the name of a large area of level land on the earth's surface?
The name given to a large area of level land on the Earth's surface is a plateau. A plateau also typically is elevated above the surrounding area. Such areas are also sometimes called tablelands.
